Diocese of Galloway

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This article is about historical diocese of the Scottish church. For the modern resurrected Roman Catholic diocese, see Roman Catholic Diocese of Galloway. For other uses, see Diocese of Galloway (disambiguation).
Diocese of Galloway
Head   Bishop of Galloway
Archdeacon(s)   Archdeacon of Galloway
Known rural deans   Desnes, Farines, Rhinns
First attestation   December 9, 1128
Metropolitan before 1472   Archbishop of York
Metropolitan after 1492   Archbishop of Glasgow
Cathedral   Whithorn Priory
Dedication   Martin of Tours
Native dedication   Ninian (Uinniau, Finnian)
Canons   Premonstratensian canons
Mensal churches   Girthon; Inch; Kirkinner; Rhinns.
Common churches   Borgue; Clayshant; Cruggleton; Gelston; Glasserton; Great Sorbie; Kilcolmkill; Kirkandrews; Kirkdale; Kirkinner; Kirkmaiden; Kirkmichael; Little Sorbie; Longcastle; Mochrum; Toskerton; Whithorn; Wigtown.
Prebendal churches   Kells; Penninghame.
Catholic successor   Resurrected: 1876
Episcopal successor   Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway

The Diocese of Galloway was one of the thirteen (after 1633 fourteen) dioceses of the pre-1689 Scottish Church. The Diocese was led by the Bishop of Galloway and was centred on Whithorn Cathedral.

In the Middle Ages there was only one archdeacon, the Archdeacon of Galloway. There are three known deaneries, the deaneries of Desnes (Kirkcudbright), Farines (Wigtown) and Rhinns. The deaneries of Farines and Rhinns were combined by the 16th century.

Contents

[edit] List of bishops

[edit] List of archdeacons

[edit] List of cathedral priors

[edit] List of known rural deans

[edit] Early known rural deans

  • Mac Bethad or Máel Bethad, fl. 1165 x 1174
  • James, 1185 x 1197

[edit] List of known deans of Desnes

  • Matthew, 1200 x 1209-1209 x 1222[1]
  • Thomas, fl. 1250[2]
  • John Wallace, fl. 1331[3]
  • Herbert Dunn, fl. 1529.[4]

[edit] List of known deans of Farines

  • William, fl. 1200 x 1209[5]
  • S.[...], fl. 1254-1257[6]

[edit] List of known deans of Rhinns

  • Gilbert, fl. 1200 x 1209

[edit] List of known deans of Farines and Rhinns

  • John MacCraken, fl. 1538-1552
  • Michael Hawthorn, fl. 1559

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Dean of Desnes.
  2. ^ Dean of Desnes.
  3. ^ Dean of Desnes.
  4. ^ Dean of Kirkcudbright.
  5. ^ Dean of Farines.
  6. ^ Dean of Wigtown.

[edit] Bibliography

  • Watt, D.E.R., Fasti Ecclesiae Scotinanae Medii Aevi ad annum 1638, 2nd Draft, (St Andrews, 1969), pp. 138-9


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